ADHD Client Summary

I remember watching old home videos of me and my sister and observing the contrast of our personalities even though she’s older than me by just one year.I specifically remember in one of those old tapes, my sister being loud,talkative and outgoing rambling about a bumblebee and me sitting in a corner attempting to pull the phone cord out of the wall.It was evident that I was the more shy and quiet sister.Around age five is when my character started to bloom due to my exposer and love of dance.

Ban, Els Van Den, et al. “Association between ADHD drug use and injuries among children and

Using a symptom checklist the client is currently experiencing the following: sad moods, crying, easily irritated, feeling sluggish, feeling on edge, difficulty concentrating and making decisions, loss of interest in things she once

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) seems to be the affliction of this generation of children. It seems more prevalent every year. However, diagnosis criteria for ADHD is so subjective, what qualifies, who qualifies? There is no specific clinical cause for ADHD but it obviously exists. So many questions remain to be answered about ADHD. Are more children really being diagnosed with ADHD annually and is it really on the rise as it appears? Are too many children being wrongly diagnosed with ADHD as an easy way out because of other behavioral problems? And when ADHD is properly diagnosed are we overmedicating our children to make it easier for parents and teachers to cope? How often are other afflictions

doctors prior to making the decision of whether or not to medicate their ADHD children. Capaccio, George. ADD and ADHD. Tarrytown,

Authors: Lawrence Robinson, Melinda Smith, M.A., Jeanne Segal, Ph.D., and Damon Ramsey, MD. Last updated: April 2016.

Semrud-Clikeman, M., Pliszka, S., & Liotti, M. (2008). Executive functioning in children with attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder: Combined type with and without a stimulant medication history. Neuropsychology, 22(3), 329-340. doi:10.1037/0894-4105.22.3.329

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as ADHD, has become a well-known disorder that our ears hear lightly and many don’t think twice about. Although, ADHD is presented in over 11,000,000 people that are living in the United States (Frank, 2017). ADHD is prevalent in both women and men of all various ages. Once one has this disorder, it stays with them forever. However, many therapists as well as psychologist believe that this disorder is over diagnosed and leads into false and inaccurate prescriptions. Due to ADHD being primarily diagnosed at the age of 7 (Holland, 2014), the main symptoms leading into the identity of ADHD are hyper activity, being easily distracted, acting out, daydreaming, physical aggression, and a lack

I’d argue Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most well known mental health problem for children. It is estimated that 9% of children ages 3-17 have ADHD. Many students at an early age are in classes with students who have ADHD. Young children aren’t bothered by these fellow classmates, but teenagers with ADHD feel misunderstood. I do not have ADHD, so I decided to interview one of my friends who is diagnosed with ADHD to understand her perspective rather than learn from health website’s online. The interview was very eye opening for me and I hope it can be eye opening to you.

3. to determine the degree of consistency between the sources and across situations with respect to reports of behaviours associated with ADHD.

Sam is a nine-year old male in the fourth grade who has been referred for brief counseling. Both Sam’s teacher and mother have reported concerns that appear to be slightly outside normalcy. Based on the report from the mother and the teacher, I would diagnose Sam with 314.00 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Predominantly Inattentive Presentation, Mild. To be diagnosed with ADHD, there has to be several inattentive or hyperactive symptoms present prior to the age of 12, according to criterion B. Sam’s mother disclosed that the behaviors have been present for at least two years at home and Sam’s third grade teacher reported similar behavior. In order to be diagnosed with ADHD, an individual must have six or more inattentive or hyperactive symptoms which are listed in criterion A, characterized by (1) and or (2), that have been persistent for at least 12 months.

The data of the study was establish that these cognitive assessments provide excellent degrees of discrimination between children who do and do not have a diagnosis of ADHD. Using scores on all of the tests, over 90% of children with ADHD and over 80% of the comparison group were correctly

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is quite easily the most common and over-diagnosed problem for youth in the United States. With symptoms that include fidgeting, talking too much, and impulsiveness how can it not be? Of course, according to the American Psychiatric Association, the child needs to display at least six or more of the 16 different symptoms attributed to this disorder for at least six months before a diagnosis should be made. However, there is a little known fact that brings the increasing amount of youth diagnosed with ADHD into question; schools get federal money for each child that is diagnosed with a mental or learning disorder, including ADHD. This can lead to teachers, or other school officials, taking advantage to get more money for the school. The father of a boy, who was being unfairly targeted by his school, decided to create a website to inform other parents about the scam surrounding school officials telling parents their children may have ADHD and need to be put on medication to control the symptoms.

From the very beginning of the research, the authors were very detailed with background information about the ADHD prescription phenomenon reporting that the rise in the number of

Metamemory is said to be the knowledge and awareness of one’s memory. In the article, “Metamemory development in preschool children with ADHD”, the authors, Kevin Antshel and Robert Nastasi, conduct research to investigate metamemory in a longitudinal study on preschool children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2008). Because the metamemory stage is said to begin at the preschool age, it is easier assessing. Also at preschool age, children begin to learn the process to memorize things, but cannot quite grasp that it takes an effort so successfully be able to recall things. As children age and develop, so does their memory and cognitive awareness.